How do we bring the seagulls and the experience of the seagulls to life? Some short video documentation of spinning feathers – quite theatrical – with some very interesting sequences / possibilities etc. Using cheap motor (salvaged from a broken DVD player) and a few feathers, it is amazing the Read more…
Some really strong visual effects starting to emerge as servos are used to rotate coloured cuboids. As the cuboids rotate an almost ‘animated’ effect is present which could easily be used to represent the real-time weather data from the island (i.e. the falling rainfall etc.)
The water story on the island is very engaging. As there are no natural water sources on the island, the warden and his partner depend on the collection of rainwater. As you can imagine in hot summer spells, this could mean a rationing of the amount of showers you can Read more…
The numbers of the rare lesser black backed gulls are declining on Flatholm island… is this why we are seeing more of them in Cardiff city? Are they exploiting the food opportunities created by our lack of recycling and lack of care for our environment? Like the lighthouse light beam, Read more…
Joining the scaffold with the servos with the 3D printed cuboid…we are started to get places in the drafting/ building of our data physicalisation. BIG SMILE.
Printing a ‘Scaffold’ to hold the servos… take a look at the 3D model. Could this be in the form of a lighthouse? The Flatholm island lighthouse? We are moving one step at a time.
Can we do more than the binary flip of a disc? This gradual expansion of the circle might be useful in presenting different degrees of capacity. For example, full sunshine to no sunshine etc. Lots of rain to no rain. Lots of potential here in terms of narrative patterns. Going Read more…
The flip-dot display is an electromechanical dot matrix display technology usually used for large outdoor signs. We were curious about its potential for a data physicalisation so we had an explore…take a look. The disc changes position according to a change in the magnetic field.
